Carr was the first overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft and played for the Cavs until 1980. He is now a commentator for the team's telecasts.

Kyrie has what all great point guards should have: He can go where he wants and when he wants on the floor at any time, and that is a big advantage to becoming an All-Star or Hall of Fame-type point guard. When you can do that, it's very tough to stop you, and it forces defenses to have to set up to stop you, which should open up some of your teammates.

He has the potential to be the best of all-time. Ever. You can't deny that. You can see that. But that's going to come with time and how this team performs and all of that. The one thing you do not want to do is to have him think that everything is on him. You're trying to give him a system here where one guy is not the guy you have to depend on night-in and night-out. You want his potential to be part of the equation, not the equation.

He's right there at the top [among great Cavs players]. He has a great understanding of the game. Just having the talent is not enough once you get to the professional level. He has the physical, the mental, and he has the "want-to" as I call it. He wants to be great. He puts his time in, and that is very important.

He's already on the platform, but he still has work to do to get there because he still has to become great on the floor, and he hasn't played long enough to be there yet. He definitely has the potential. He's definitely in position. Now he has to prove it, and the only way he can prove it is on the floor.